Hello all.
I ride in Roma all year long, because traffic in medieval streets packed beyond hope WILL kill all hope...
... but when it's still dark out there and the thermometer out the window says it's below freezing, you don't care if the ride to work is 45 miles in top gear or 10 miles in stop&go traffic, it's cold nonetheless.
Although my big BMW does have heated grips, I use very thiock winter gloves so the heated grips are a waste, and they are switched off.
On cold days I use a cordura riding jacket by an Italian manufacturer by the name of TUCANO URBANO
My Tucano Urbano "URBIS" sports a nice plush winter padding + an extra winter vest - definitely warm !
Velvet riding trousers and thick riding boots. Thick rainproof riding gloves which go up beyond the wrist; hands protected by handguards (library pic)
On the really cold days, I replace my riding gloves with riding mittens , although the "sniper's mittens" aren't bad either
Under my FF helmet I wear a silk balaklava, very thin but very warm.
Sorry for the oversize pics, I still have to learn how to resize them.
Funny how one thinks Rome to be a hot (warm) city, in the winter it hovers around/below freezing for weeks on end...
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